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Maurice Timothy Reidy, Deputy Editor in Chief

Maurice Timothy Reidy joined America's staff in October 2006 and served as online editor before becoming executive editor and now deputy editor in chief. Tim helps direct America’s daily news coverage and currently edits the magazines Ideas section. He is also an occasional on-

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Articles By Maurice Timothy Reidy
A hooded figure in a hat looks from a dark space at the light pouring through a half-circle window in a door; the figure's eyes cannot be seen, just the light reflecting on their face
Faith Advent Reflections
In gloomy times, God is still the light
Maurice Timothy ReidyDecember 04, 2020
A Reflection for the First Friday of Advent.
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Arts & Culture Books
Review: When grammar becomes a religion
Maurice Timothy ReidyFebruary 07, 2020
For the title sisters in ‘The Grammarians,’ words are much more than words, and the rules that govern them must be upheld with a believer’s zeal.
A detective story is not what we have come to expect from Richard Russo (photo: iStock).
Arts & Culture Books
A Martha’s Vineyard mystery from Richard Russo
Maurice Timothy ReidyAugust 06, 2019
A detective story is not what we have come to expect from Russo, who generally operates at the same, easy-going speed as his male protagonists.
After a fierce battle for the presidential nomination in June 1932, Al Smith shakes hands with Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt at the state Democratic convention in Albany, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1932. (AP photo)
Arts & Culture Books
Review: The feuding fathers of the Democratic Party
Maurice Timothy ReidyOctober 18, 2018
Both sons of New York, Alfred E. Smith and Franklin Roosevelt were close political allies. Until the national Democratic convention of 1932.
Musician Billy Joel performs during his 100th lifetime performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Arts & Culture Books
Is this the end of classic rock?
Maurice Timothy ReidyAugust 14, 2018
Steven Hyden says he is not a religious person, but he is fervently devoted to the music that he grew up with.
Arts & Culture Books
Flannery O’Connor and the Catholic editor who nurtured her career
Maurice Timothy ReidyJune 29, 2018
Patrick Samway draws from letters to paint a picture of an editor and a writer who rarely met in person but who nonetheless forged a close bond.
President Woodrow Wilson, 1912 (photo: Library of Congress)
Arts & Culture Books
The Prim Presbyterian: the life of Woodrow Wilson
Maurice Timothy ReidyApril 11, 2018
Wilson's strong moral streak proved to be his greatest asset and his greatest failing.
John Banville at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2015 (photoL Gary Doak/Writer Pictures via AP Images).
Arts & Culture Books
Touring literary Dublin with Benjamin Black
Maurice Timothy ReidyFebruary 21, 2018
John Banville has few kind words for the church of his youth, but he is good company nonetheless.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at a conference on adult stem cell research at the Vatican, April 29, 2016 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Arts & Culture Books
Joe Biden suffered a father’s greatest loss, yet he still has hope.
Maurice Timothy ReidyDecember 15, 2017
Joe Biden’s deep love for his son is evident on every page of ‘Promise Me.’
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The Vision of Vatican II
Maurice Timothy ReidyJanuary 17, 2017
Ladislas Orsy, S.J., talks with about the vision of Vatican II and how Catholics can help implement it today.